Linter flue



J. H. MORGAN.

UNT-ER FLUE.

APPLxcATloN FILED Nov.;3. 1920.

Patented 001;. 3,1922.

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ASLOQL 1. H. MORGAN.

UNTER FLUE.

APPLICATION FiLED NOV. 23.1920. Llm. mmm-fed. om.. 3,1922.

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INVENTOR ATTORNEY J. H. MORGAN.

UNTER FLUE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov.23,192o.

Patented Oct. 3, 1922.

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Patented ct. 3, 1922.

JOHN H. MORGAN, 0F OZARK, ALABAMA.

LINTJER FL'UE.

Application Vfiled November 23, 1920,

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN I-I. lioncan, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ozark, in the county of Dale and State of Alabama, have invented new and useful Improvements in Linter Flues, of which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to a flue system for attachment to linters for cleaning the lint and batting' the same so as to improve the market value of the lint.

An object of the invention is to carry the dust and dirt from the building and thus improve the working conditions within the building.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, refence will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure l is a side view of the invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof.

Figure 3 is a. section on approximately line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a section on line 4%4 of Figure 2.

In these views A indicates generally a plurality of gins and B indicates a condenser, these parts being arranged in a suitable building as usual. In carrying out my invention I connect the gins A with the condenser by the flues l and 2, the flues being connected with the gins by the chutes 3. Each flue is made of tapered shape so as to increase its capacity to accommodate the several gins to which it is connected. The lint cotton, ginned from the seed, is blown into the lues from the gins by way of the chutes 3. A shaft 4lpasses through the said flues and this shaft is provided with the wings or beaters 5 that beat and force the lint along the iues, thus beating and cleaning the same. The adjacent ends of the flues open out into the condenser casing 6 in which is arranged a slowly revolving wire mesh drum 7, the ends of which are open and which is so arranged that the lint laden air must pass through the drum and through Serial No. 425,981.

r the open ends of the same on its way to the dust flues 8, which lead the dust laden air from the condenser casing out ofthe building. By this arrangement of parts the lint is caught and held by the drum while the dust laden air passes through the drum and through the dust flues to the outside of the building. The cleaned lint is removed from the drum by the two batting rollers 9 which form the lint into a bat ready to be pressed into the bale.

Adjacent the discharge end of each flue at the bottom thereof is arranged a chamber l0 in which is located a conveyor ll., This conveyor receives the dirt and other foreign matter which is separated from the lint by the beaters and discharges it through the outlet l2 formed in the bottom of the chamber. The main shaft et may be driven from any suitable source of power by means of a belt engaging the pulley i3 and the conveyors ll may be driven from this sha-ft by the shaft 14 which is connected with the shaft 4 by the pulleys and belt l5, and the gears 16 which connect the shaft la with one of the conveyor rollers. The condenser drum T and its batting rollers 9 may be driven in any suitable manner.

The flue can be made into one long single flue with the condenser at one end thereof but I prefer to arrange the parts as shown in the drawings.

My invention greatly improves the market value of the lint and at the same time improves the working conditions within the building. It also saves labor by eliminating sweeping and cleaning the linter rooms. It will be understood that I use as many flues as desired so asl to connect each gin with the system.

It is thought from the foregoing tion that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is t* l. In combination with a plurality of gins, a flue, chutes connecting the flue with the gins, said flue gradually increasing in diameter towards its outlet end, a condenser connected with said outlet end, a dust Hue connected with the condenser for leading the dust laden air therefrom to the outside descripof the building, beaters in said flue, a chamber at the bottom of the flue adjacent its' outlet end having an outlet and a conveyor in said chamber for receiving the dirt and conveying it to the outlet.

2. In combination With a plurality of gins, a lue Gradually increasing in size to its outlet en a chute for connecting each gin with the Hue, a shaft in the Hue, beaters on said shaft, said beaters being or varying sizes to suit the varying diameters of the flue, a condenser casing connected with the outlet end of the iue, a condenser drum in said casing, means for removing the lint from the` JOHN H. MORGAN. 

